The Motif of Forgetting in Tim O’Brien’s In the Lake of the Woods (2065 words, 6 pages)
Concentrate on other things, try to forget about it (206), Vietnam Veteran John Wade explains. This simple tactic of forgetting the horrors and trying to push away bad memories has often been employed among veterans from many wars. Accordingly, OBrien integrates this simple motif of forgetting throughout his novel In ...
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